Down North - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Down North constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Down North
Region	Northern Ireland
1st in 2024		Minor
2nd in 2024		Alliance NI
Swing To Lose	8.44%

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Minor
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Alliance NI
	Election 2019	Alliance NI
	Election 2017	Minor
	Election 2015	Minor
	Election 2010	Minor
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	UUP
	Election 2005	UUP
	Election 2001	UUP
	Election 1997	UK Unionist
	Election 1992	Ulster Popular Unionist Party
	Election 1987	Ulster Popular Unionist Party
	Election 1983	Ulster Popular Unionist Party
	Election 1979	Independent Unionist
	Election 1974 (October)	UUP
	Election 1974 (February)	UUP

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Minor	20,913	48.30%	N/A
	Alliance NI	13,608	31.43%	-13.43%
	UUP	6,754	15.60%	+3.73%
	Green	1,247	2.88%	N/A
	SDLP	657	1.52%	N/A
	Others	117	0.27%	N/A
Majority		7,305	16.87%
Turnout		43,296	58.60%	-2.12%
Electorate		73,885
Swing from APNI to MIN			30.87%
Swing from UUP to MIN			22.29%
Swing from APNI to UUP			8.58%
	Minor gain from Alliance NI

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Alliance NI	19,182	44.86%	-0.31%
	DUP	16,541	38.69%	+0.82%
	UUP	5,075	11.87%	-0.28%
	Conservative	1,959	4.58%	-0.24%
Majority		2,641	6.18%
Turnout		42,757	60.72%	+0.15%
Electorate		70,412
Swing from APNI to DUP			0.56%
Swing from APNI to UUP			0.02%
Swing from UUP to DUP			0.55%
	Alliance NI hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Alliance NI	18,358	45.17%	+35.88%
	DUP	15,390	37.87%	-0.26%
	UUP	4,936	12.14%	N/A
	Conservative	1,959	4.82%	+2.42%
Majority		2,968	7.30%
Turnout		40,643	60.57%	-0.34%
Electorate		67,099
Swing from DUP to APNI			18.07%
Swing from UUP to APNI			11.87%
Swing from DUP to UUP			6.20%
	Alliance NI gain from Minor

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Minor	16,148	41.21%	N/A
	DUP	14,940	38.13%	+14.52%
	Alliance NI	3,639	9.29%	+0.70%
	Green	2,549	6.51%	+1.06%
	Conservative	941	2.40%	-2.03%
	Sinn Fein	531	1.36%	+0.60%
	SDLP	400	1.02%	+0.03%
	Others	37	0.09%	N/A
Majority		1,208	3.08%
Turnout		39,185	60.91%	+4.92%
Electorate		64,334
Swing from MIN to DUP			11.26%
Swing from MIN to APNI			4.35%
Swing from APNI to DUP			6.91%
	Minor hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Minor	17,689	49.21%	N/A
	DUP	8,487	23.61%	N/A
	Alliance NI	3,086	8.58%	+2.98%
	Green	1,958	5.45%	+2.33%
	Conservative	1,593	4.43%	N/A
	UKIP	1,482	4.12%	N/A
	TUV	686	1.91%	-2.97%
	SDLP	355	0.99%	-1.04%
	Sinn Fein	273	0.76%	+0.01%
	Others	338	0.94%	N/A
Majority		9,202	25.60%
Turnout		35,947	55.99%	+0.83%
Electorate		64,207
Swing from MIN to DUP			18.83%
Swing from MIN to APNI			8.52%
Swing from APNI to DUP			10.31%
	Minor hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Minor	21,181	63.26%	N/A
	UCU-NF	6,817	20.36%	N/A
	Alliance NI	1,876	5.60%	N/A
	TUV	1,634	4.88%	N/A
	Green	1,043	3.12%	N/A
	SDLP	680	2.03%	-1.09%
	Sinn Fein	250	0.75%	+0.11%
Majority		14,364	42.90%
Turnout		33,481	55.16%	+1.12%
Electorate		60,698
Swing from UCU-NF to MIN			17.66%
Swing from APNI to MIN			25.03%
Swing from APNI to UCU-NF			7.38%
	Minor gain from UUP

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	16,268	50.38%	0.00%
	DUP	11,324	35.07%	0.00%
	Minor	2,451	7.59%	N/A
	SDLP	1,009	3.12%	0.00%
	Sinn Fein	205	0.63%	0.00%
	Others	1,033	3.20%	N/A
Majority		4,944	15.31%
Turnout		32,290	54.04%	-0.36%
Electorate		59,748
Swing from DUP to UUP			0.00%
Swing from UUP to MIN			3.47%
Swing from DUP to MIN			3.47%
	UUP hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	16,268	50.38%	-5.64%
	DUP	11,324	35.07%	N/A
	Alliance NI	2,451	7.59%	N/A
	SDLP	1,009	3.12%	-0.30%
	Conservative	822	2.55%	+0.35%
	Minor	211	0.65%	N/A
	Sinn Fein	205	0.63%	-0.21%
Majority		4,944	15.31%
Turnout		32,290	54.40%	-4.43%
Electorate		59,358
Swing from UUP to DUP			20.35%
Swing from UUP to APNI			6.61%
Swing from APNI to DUP			13.74%
	UUP hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	20,833	56.02%	+24.92%
	Minor	13,509	36.33%	N/A
	SDLP	1,275	3.43%	-0.95%
	Conservative	815	2.19%	-2.76%
	Sinn Fein	313	0.84%	N/A
	Others	444	1.19%	N/A
Majority		7,324	19.69%
Turnout		37,189	58.83%	+0.82%
Electorate		63,212
Swing from UUP to MIN			4.01%
Swing from SDLP to UUP			12.94%
Swing from SDLP to MIN			16.94%
	UUP gain from UK Unionist

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UK Unionist	12,817	35.06%	N/A
	UUP	11,368	31.10%	N/A
	Alliance NI	7,554	20.66%	+5.96%
	Conservative	1,810	4.95%	-27.02%
	SDLP	1,602	4.38%	N/A
	Minor	1,240	3.39%	N/A
	Others	165	0.45%	N/A
Majority		1,449	3.96%
Turnout		36,556	58.02%	-7.46%
Electorate		63,010
Swing from UUP to UKUN			1.98%
Swing from APNI to UKUN			14.55%
Swing from APNI to UUP			12.57%
	UK Unionist gain from Ulster Popular Unionist Party

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Ulster Popular Unionist Party	19,305	42.94%	-2.18%
	Conservative	14,371	31.97%	N/A
	Alliance NI	6,611	14.71%	-4.73%
	DUP	4,414	9.82%	N/A
	Minor	255	0.57%	N/A
Majority		4,934	10.98%
Turnout		44,956	65.47%	+2.69%
Electorate		68,662
Swing from UPUP to CON			17.08%
Swing from APNI to UPUP			1.27%
Swing from APNI to CON			18.35%
	Ulster Popular Unionist Party hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Ulster Popular Unionist Party	18,420	45.13%	-10.93%
	Minor	14,467	35.44%	N/A
	Alliance NI	7,932	19.43%	-2.67%
Majority		3,953	9.68%
Turnout		40,819	62.78%	-3.51%
Electorate		65,018
Swing from UPUP to MIN			23.19%
Swing from UPUP to APNI			4.13%
Swing from APNI to MIN			19.06%
	Ulster Popular Unionist Party hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Ulster Popular Unionist Party	22,861	56.06%	N/A
	Alliance NI	9,015	22.11%	+0.58%
	UUP	8,261	20.26%	+1.37%
	SDLP	645	1.58%	N/A
Majority		13,846	33.95%
Turnout		40,782	66.29%	+4.12%
Electorate		61,519
Swing from APNI to UPUP			27.74%
Swing from UUP to UPUP			27.35%
Swing from APNI to UUP			0.39%
	Ulster Popular Unionist Party gain from Independent Unionist

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Independent Unionist	36,989	59.58%	N/A
	Alliance NI	13,364	21.53%	+4.03%
	UUP	11,728	18.89%	-53.02%
Majority		23,625	38.06%
Turnout		62,081	62.17%	+1.28%
Electorate		99,861
Swing from APNI to INDU			27.77%
Swing from UUP to INDU			56.30%
Swing from UUP to APNI			28.53%
	Independent Unionist gain from UUP

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	40,996	71.92%	+10.83%
	Alliance NI	9,973	17.49%	N/A
	Unionist Party of Northern Ireland	6,037	10.59%	-24.53%
Majority		31,023	54.42%
Turnout		57,006	60.89%	-6.45%
Electorate		93,623
Swing from UUP to APNI			3.33%
Swing from UPNI to UUP			17.68%
Swing from UPNI to APNI			21.01%
	UUP hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	38,169	61.08%	N/A
	Unionist Party of Northern Ireland	21,943	35.12%	N/A
	SDLP	2,376	3.80%	N/A
Majority		16,226	25.97%
Turnout		62,488	67.34%	N/A
Electorate		92,800

	UUP win

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